15-09-2015, 07:09 PM
Hi all,
Basically for those who don't know the wife and I had a once in a lifetime trip motoring around Europe. We took in Paris, Monaco, Venice, vienna, Munich and Berlin before returning home.
Unfortunately 3 days into the trip the 206 broke down near Lempdes in France (about half the way down the country just west from Lyon). We had RAC European assistance who provided a hire car and we completed our holiday.
Essentially I've killed the turbo. And for the pleasure of fixing it the frogs want to charge me €1500. Now the RAC are refusing to bring the car home (worst customer service every btw I can't stress it enough to avoid RAC like the plague) on some technicality or another from the very small print from their policy. Now I am contesting this but all the while the 206 is still in france.
They've quoted me £959 for me to pay them to bring it home. Now by my calculations it's a 1400-1500 round trip. Midweek euro tunnel prices are £38 each way. Hiring a car transporter trailer for two days is about £100... All I'm lacking is a towing vehicle to get my car home in under £500.
All the places u can rent a towing car from have 200 mile usage limits (what bloody use that is I don't know). So it's aong shot and really my only way of getting the car home in an affordable manner. Does anyone have a car capable of towing mine home? The 206 weighs about 1100-1200kg.
I'm willing to part with say £100-200 to borrow it and would injure it fully comp and leave my Rallye/my dad's car as security whilst I'm away in it. I'll be rolling with my dad. Failing that if someone for £200-300 (saving me insuring it) would like a long road trip with me that'd be fine as well.
It's a big ask and I don't expect anyone to come back to me. If anyone has any other suggestions on getting the car home I'm all ears!
Thanks all.
Basically for those who don't know the wife and I had a once in a lifetime trip motoring around Europe. We took in Paris, Monaco, Venice, vienna, Munich and Berlin before returning home.
Unfortunately 3 days into the trip the 206 broke down near Lempdes in France (about half the way down the country just west from Lyon). We had RAC European assistance who provided a hire car and we completed our holiday.
Essentially I've killed the turbo. And for the pleasure of fixing it the frogs want to charge me €1500. Now the RAC are refusing to bring the car home (worst customer service every btw I can't stress it enough to avoid RAC like the plague) on some technicality or another from the very small print from their policy. Now I am contesting this but all the while the 206 is still in france.
They've quoted me £959 for me to pay them to bring it home. Now by my calculations it's a 1400-1500 round trip. Midweek euro tunnel prices are £38 each way. Hiring a car transporter trailer for two days is about £100... All I'm lacking is a towing vehicle to get my car home in under £500.
All the places u can rent a towing car from have 200 mile usage limits (what bloody use that is I don't know). So it's aong shot and really my only way of getting the car home in an affordable manner. Does anyone have a car capable of towing mine home? The 206 weighs about 1100-1200kg.
I'm willing to part with say £100-200 to borrow it and would injure it fully comp and leave my Rallye/my dad's car as security whilst I'm away in it. I'll be rolling with my dad. Failing that if someone for £200-300 (saving me insuring it) would like a long road trip with me that'd be fine as well.
It's a big ask and I don't expect anyone to come back to me. If anyone has any other suggestions on getting the car home I'm all ears!
Thanks all.